The relationships between correct helmet use, enforcement presence, and mortality in a Latin-America city: The case study of Bogotá, Colombia

Guzmán, Luis A.; Vecino-Ortiz, Andrés I.; Mesa, Vanessa Guzman; Camargo, José Pablo; Allen, Katharine A.; Hyder, Adnan A.

doi:10.1080/15389588.2020.1805737

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“…Second, that traffic violations constitute the strongest significant predictor, alongside lack of enforcement. Namely, both variables refer (although in different ways) to, respectively, deliberate road risk behaviors, and lawrelated actions aimed at reducing them [70]. Although the model is limited in terms of the number of variables and spheres addressed, these findings support the assumption that the behavioral domain might remain a key matter to be addressed in the region, both at the perceptual and the observational level [71].…”

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Far from reality, or somehow accurate? Social beliefs and perceptions about traffic crashes in the Dominican Republic

2023

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Background Despite the considerable effort made during the last decades, emerging countries are still among the highest road safety concerns because they still account for most of the deaths caused by traffic crashes. Various studies suggest that one of the factors involved in this negative outcome could be road safety. However, this issue remains pending to be addressed in most emerging countries, including the Dominican Republic. Aim This study aimed to assess the beliefs and perceptions of Dominicans regarding some key road risky-related issues and to discuss them in the light of objective data. Methods For this cross-sectional study, the responses by a full sample of 1,260 Dominicans (50.1% men, 49.9% women) with a mean age of 39.4 years participating in a set of surveys conducted across the country, were used. Results Although Dominicans (especially women) seem to attribute high importance to road crashes, there is a low perceived likelihood of getting involved in a traffic crash. As for subjective versus objective data comparisons, perceived crash features and objective crash report data considerably match. However, the numbers largely differ in terms of crash frequency and importance and relevance given to road crashes, and their consequences. Further, perceptions of traffic violations and lack of law enforcement were pertinent predictors of the degree of relevance attributed to traffic crashes. Conclusions Overall, the results of this study suggest that, despite a relative awareness of their actual traffic crash features, Dominicans systematically underestimate the causes, frequency, and consequences of these crashes, including yearly fatality rates. These outcomes suggest the need to strengthen road safety awareness and beliefs in further road safety actions and policymaking in the region.

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Section: Plos Onementioning

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Far from reality, or somehow accurate? Social beliefs and perceptions about traffic crashes in the Dominican Republic

2023

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“…Um estudo sobre mortalidade de motociclistas em Bogotá, Colômbia, apontou crescimento da frota de motocicleta de 18% para 35% entre 2013 e 2018, relacionando o uso inadequado de capacetes à maior mortalidade entre os motociclistas ( 22 ). Os traumatismos cranianos constituem a principal causa de morte entre condutores de veículos de duas rodas ( 12 ).…”

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Mortalidade e anos de vida ajustados por incapacidade de motociclistas na América Latina e Caribe na primeira década de segurança viária

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Nunes²,

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Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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Objetivo. Identificar a tendência temporal da mortalidade e dos anos de vida perdidos por morte ou incapacidade (DALY) de homens por acidente motociclístico na América Latina e Caribe no período de 2010 a 2019, utilizando estimativas do estudo Global Burden of Disease (GBD). Métodos. Este estudo ecológico analisou a série temporal pelo modelo de regressão linear segmentada (joinpoint), estimando-se e testando-se a variação percentual anual e a variação percentual anual média, com intervalo de confiança de 95%. Resultados. A grande região da América Latina e Caribe definida pelo GBD ocupou o primeiro lugar global em mortalidade e DALY de motociclistas homens de 15 a 49 anos em 2019. As taxas aumentaram significativamente de 2010 a 2013, havendo redução significativa de ambas após esse período. Durante a década analisada, a sub-região da América Latina Tropical (Brasil e Paraguai) apresentou as maiores taxas de mortalidade e DALY na população em estudo, porém foi a única com redução significativa das mesmas; a sub-região do Caribe (Bermudas, Dominica, Suriname, Guiana, Belize, Bahamas, Porto Rico, Santa Lúcia, República Dominicana, Haiti, São Cristóvão e Névis, Ilhas Virgens/EUA, Granada, Trinidad e Tobago, Barbados, São Vicente e Granadinas, Antígua e Barbuda, Cuba e Jamaica) apresentou aumento significativo de ambas as taxas, enquanto América Latina Andina (Equador, Bolívia e Peru) e América Latina Central (Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicarágua, Panamá, Honduras e Venezuela) permaneceram estáveis. Conclusões. Os dados reforçam a importância das ações de vigilância destinadas à prevenção de acidentes motociclísticos, uma vez que os resultados de queda nas taxas ainda são insuficientes frente à morbimortalidade no trânsito como problema de saúde pública.

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“…It has been found that different combinations of socioeconomic, safety, environmental, and safety policy features influence the occurrence of road traffic collisions and their associated severity. Additionally, other studies have explored the relationship between education, enforcement policies, reinforcement, and legislation features in reducing road traffic collisions (Bates et al, 2016;Guzman et al, 2020;Hyder et al, 2013;Jou et al, 2012;Surendar & Ranjan, 2013;Walker et al, 2017;Weiss et al, 2016).…”

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Unveiling the relevance of traffic enforcement cameras on the severity of vehicle–pedestrian collisions in an urban environment with machine learning models

Pineda-Jaramillo

Barrera-Jiménez

Mesa-Arango

2022

Journal of Safety Research

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The relationships between correct helmet use, enforcement presence, and mortality in a Latin-America city: The case study of Bogotá, Colombia

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Far from reality, or somehow accurate? Social beliefs and perceptions about traffic crashes in the Dominican Republic

Far from reality, or somehow accurate? Social beliefs and perceptions about traffic crashes in the Dominican Republic

Mortalidade e anos de vida ajustados por incapacidade de motociclistas na América Latina e Caribe na primeira década de segurança viária

Unveiling the relevance of traffic enforcement cameras on the severity of vehicle–pedestrian collisions in an urban environment with machine learning models

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